President Vladimir Putin still supports the idea of a ceasefire in Ukraine, but Russia has not yet been given answers to key questions it has about a truce proposed by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump,

Russia's now weeks-long refusal to agree to a full ceasefire in Ukraine continued on April 7, with the Kremlin falling back on debunked tropes about "extremist nationalists" in order to justify continuing the war.

After three days of intense negotiations, the Trump administration, Ukraine and Russia agreed to a limited ceasefire in which the key details, including what was covered and how it will start, were disputed by the warring sides.